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FREDERICTON – Thane Mallory says the picturesque water view out the back window is what keeps him going back every day to Gulliver’s World Cafe, his restaurant in Gagetown, N.B. “I wake up every morning and look out the back window and I say, that’s beautiful,” Mallory said Wednesday. “That love affair kind of ends […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 24, 2019
3 min read
BIGGAR, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s fire commissioner is urging people across the province not to have open fires as a wildfire around the town of Biggar sparked a state of emergency and some evacuations. Duane McKay says crews are assessing what impact a change in wind directions will have on the fire but that it is […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 23, 2019
2 min read
TORONTO – Aleksandra Kozhevnikova doesn’t remember being hit by the van that careened through north Toronto and mowed down pedestrians on a busy thoroughfare last April. Nor does the 92-year-old woman, one of the 16 injured who survived, want to talk about the attack that killed 10 people and robbed her of the independence she […]
By Jason Contant | April 22, 2019
4 min read
Nearly 2,400 homes in Quebec have been flooded following the spring melt in the province, according to statistics released early Monday morning by the provincial government. The flooding has resulted in the evacuation of more than 1,500 residents. The city of Ste-Marie was particularly hard-hit, with 974 homes flooded and 500 residents evacuated. Beauceville saw […]
Can a court order a cube van owner under the Family Law Act to “insure” a vehicle that is to be transferred over to an ex? No, the Supreme Court of British Columbia ruled recently. Sukhvir Singh Athwal and Jessie Walia are currently involved in a Family Law Act proceeding over a financial dispute and […]
By David Gambrill | April 22, 2019
DETROIT – BMW is adding nearly 185,000 vehicles in the U.S. to a 2017 recall for possible engine fires. Two years ago the company recommended that the vehicles be parked outdoors until problems are fixed. The recall expansion covers a dozen 3 Series, 5 Series and Z4 models from the 2006 model year. BMW says […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 18, 2019
A substantial number of Ontario residents are at risk of becoming temporarily homeless because they live in old high-rise buildings with critical infrastructure that needs to be replaced, a politician told Canadian Underwriter Wednesday. “Across Toronto and across Ontario we have an aging stock of high-rise buildings that largely went up in the 60s and […]
You are the owner of a condo unit. The toilet in the condo unit above you overflows, causing water damage to your ceiling and floor. No, your upstairs neighbour does not have to reimburse you for your $1,000 insurance policy deductible, unless you can prove he was negligent. “It can be surprising and upsetting for […]
By David Gambrill | April 18, 2019
BEAUCEVILLE, Que. – A Quebec town that this week suffered its worst flooding in nearly 50 years is fearing more damage as rain is forecast in the coming days. Officials in Beauceville, about 90 kilometres south of Quebec City, say they haven’t seen this type of flooding since 1971. And with warmer weather and rain […]
By Greg Meckbach | April 17, 2019
1 min read
If your client has filed a claim after experiencing a major event like a flood or fire, it’s likely that contractors have removed salvageable materials that are still usable. For example, in the event of a kitchen flood, contractors may place a large bin outside and start taking apart the flooring and cabinets that had […]
By Jason Contant | April 17, 2019
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